UFO Sightings in California
15,215 UFO sightings reported in California since 1935, peaking in 2014 (869 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 15,215
- Span
- 1935–2028
- Peak year
- 2014 (869 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1935–2028 · peak 2014 (869 reports)
Top cities in California
Los Angeles
1942–2022 · peak 2007 (29 reports)
San Diego
1944–2022 · peak 2007 (32 reports)
Sacramento
1956–2022 · peak 2012 (26 reports)
San Jose
1947–2022 · peak 2012 (21 reports)
San Francisco
1956–2021 · peak 2008 (26 reports)
Fresno
1953–2022 · peak 2014 (18 reports)
Long Beach
1957–2022 · peak 2017 (13 reports)
Bakersfield
1961–2022 · peak 1995 (13 reports)
Santa Rosa
1955–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
Santa Barbara
1968–2022 · peak 2020 (12 reports)
Riverside
1976–2020 · peak 2008 (11 reports)
Modesto
1947–2021 · peak 2009 (13 reports)
Redding
1986–2022 · peak 2012 (10 reports)
Burbank
1981–2021 · peak 2003 (24 reports)
Huntington Beach
1945–2020 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Anaheim
1963–2020 · peak 2015 (12 reports)
Ventura
1967–2021 · peak 2012 (13 reports)
El Cajon
1969–2022 · peak 2014 (14 reports)
Irvine
1980–2022 · peak 2007 (18 reports)
Oakland
1968–2022 · peak 2003 (6 reports)
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Two white orbs above Downtown Palm Springs, spotted by at least two completely sober people.
San Diego · CA, USA
Yellow-orange light seen 30 seconds and then it powered down and disappeared completly and then powered back on.
Indio and San Diego · CA, USA
Large white object moving at high speed over southern California.
Apple Valley · CA, USA
My little brother and I were outside and he spotted a bright yellow orb in the sky. It was traveling slowly across. This bright light t
El Centro · CA, USA
Ufo like movies type and then turned into orange bright star kinda
Castro Valley · CA, USA
LARGE CRAFT OVER CASTRO VALLEY CALIFORNIA.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Ufo in Southern California sky with very distinct saucer shape, moved from East to West and Eventually disappeared over the ocean.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Strange flying light visiting the same area in Southern California multiple times.
Imperial · CA, USA
Amber cigar shaped object with segmented light in zig zag pattern, reappearing 3 miles away in a giant ferris wheel shaped object.
Sacramento · CA, USA
A huge stealthy triangle-shaped craft travels from north to south at a fantastic speed.
Modesto · CA, USA
High-speed light over central valley
El Cerrito · CA, USA
This aircraft was making maneuvers that are not physically possible by any known aircraft in all the militaries of the world.
Desert Center · CA, USA
My father and I were driving on I-10 East and seen a large fireball like object with many smaller ones trailing it. Shortly after we se
Blythe/Desert Center (between) · CA, USA
Fireball and Circular lights appearing and disapearing over Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness Area, CA
Denair · CA, USA
Upright grey cigar looking ufo that did not make a sound and dissapeared slowly away southbound in the sky
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Long thin black line floating in the sky
Anderson · CA, USA
Ball of light after 2 different fireworks in 2 days seen by 2 different family members in 2different areas..
Irvine · CA, USA
Near 10:30pm, silent, triangular UFO, deep orange lights, white beam, flies slow about 10,000 ft; disappeared by vertical ascent.
West Covina · CA, USA
3 red fireballs over Los Angeles during 4 th of July festivities observing us.
Beaumont · CA, USA
Luminous orb signaled at me from God.
Westminster · CA, USA
Red glowing object traveling through the Westminster California sky
Ventura · CA, USA
8 light fading out.
Chino Hills · CA, USA
UFO over Chino Hills W/video on line other site.
Saint Helena · CA, USA
Numerous blue flashing dots in sky moving in sky.
Pasadena · CA, USA
A disk shaped ufo with several lights and one single light on top hovering over Pasadena, CA